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We’re excited to announce that Bill Whitaker will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 IRE Conference in Orlando, June 14-17. The keynote will take place at the IRE Conference luncheon on Saturday, June 16. From CBS News: Bill Whitaker was named a 60 Minutes correspondent in March 2014; the 2017-18 season will be his fourth on…
Read MoreThanks to the generosity of many, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships to its training events. These fellowships provide financial assistance to attend IRE boot camps. This month, IRE awarded four fellowships for the March 2018 CAR Boot Camp. Lauren Rosenthal from North Country Public Radio (Canton, New York), Simone Weichselbaum…
Read MoreThe votes are in and the 2018 NICAR T-shirt has been selected! Melanie Gonzalez won our annual contest. You’ll be able to buy her design at the 2018 CAR Conference in Chicago. Any extra shirts will be available for purchase online in the IRE Store. Matthew Weber was a runner-up and his design will be turned into…
Read MoreThanks to everyone who submitted a Lighting Talk idea for the 2018 CAR Conference. Now it’s time to narrow the 30+ ideas down to the 10 talks we’ll hear in Chicago. Go online and vote for your favorite proposals. The polls close on Friday, Feb. 23. What are Lightning Talks? Lightning Talks are 5-minute presentations…
Read MoreRegional television watchdog workshops, data bootcamp fellowships for local TV journalists and a digital TV watchdog portal will be part of a three-year project of Investigative Reporters and Editors and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The $390,000 grant to IRE is part of $2.6 million in new funding from Knight Foundation to…
Read MoreReporters in newsrooms of all sizes can benefit from expanded IRE Research Desk services. The IRE Research Desk can save journalists valuable time and provide a reliable foundation of information for enterprise and watchdog stories. IRE Research Desk services include: Deep backgrounding of individuals via social media, public records and court documents. Detailed dossiers on…
Read MoreNICAR received some great designs for its annual T-shirt contest, and voting is now open! Voting will stay open for about one week, ending Sunday, Feb. 11 at midnight. The proposal with the most votes will be sold as a T-shirt at the upcoming CAR Conference, March 8-11 in Chicago. Runners-up will be considered for laptop stickers.…
Read MoreThanks to the generosity of many donors, IRE is fortunate to have funding available to provide fellowships and scholarships to its annual CAR Conference. Last month, IRE awarded nine fellowships and scholarships for the March 2018 CAR Conference in Chicago. Gerry Lanosga, an assistant professor of journalism at Indiana University, received the David Donald Fellowship…
Read MoreA 1982 Virginia law meant to reduce recidivism had a pretty simple concept: Three strikes and you’re out. Or, in prison terms, you’re in for good. On this week’s episode, we talk with Virginian-Pilot reporter Tim Eberly about his three-month investigation into the law. Tim interviewed 41 “three-strikers” and found that the majority had never…
Read MoreLightning Talks are back for the 2018 CAR Conference in Chicago. Pitch your ideas at lightningtalks.ire.org by Feb. 9. What are lightning talks? Five-minute talks on any subject. Anyone who is attending NICAR 2018 can pitch and the attendees vote on the talks they want to see. The 10 talks with the most votes will be presented during NICAR. How…
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